ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tu’apulelulu Fepueli 19, 2026

NOMIPA 18-20; SIONE 6:25-40 

Not only is God the ultimate provider, but he is also the ultimate provision.

‘Oku ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i he tokonaki ‘e he ‘Otua ‘etau ngaahi fiema’u, ka ko Ia pe ‘a hotau tofi’a fakatalutalu.

Nothing gives a person more security and rest of heart than knowing that the King of kings has promised to provide for him. God is the Creator, owner, sustainer, and ruler of all things. Nothing that exists is outside of his command. When he says he will provide, not only does he have the position and power to do so, but his storehouse is limitless. Because his eye is always on his children and his ears are always open to their cries, he never fails to provide just what they need, just when they need it. This is God's faithful commitment to all of his children. But his promises to Aaron and the Levite priests were different and unique.

Because of their priestly duties, they had no means of support and no inheritance in the land. God set up a system of tithing so that what they needed would be provided. Their security was not in this system, however, but in the unique and powerful commitment of the Lord. Note these words in Numbers 18:20: "The LORD said to Aaron, 'You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel." These words are meant to instill hope and security.

When God says, "I am your portion," he is saying that he is their inheritance and their provider. But there is more. God is saying, in effect, "Your allotment, your portion, of what has been provided is me. I am not just your provider; I am the provision. You have hope and security, no matter what, because I, the Lord of heaven and earth, have given myself to you."

You may wonder what this has to do with you. Because of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, we, God's children by grace, are a "royal priesthood," a "holy nation" (1 Pet. 2:9). By grace we can enter the Holy of Holies and stand before God unafraid. By grace we have been called and welcomed into the service of worship and we present our bodies as living sacrifices before him (Rom. 12:1). We are not just God's adopted children; we are a community of priests before him under the chief priest, Jesus Christ.

Not only does God say to us "I am your portion forever" and make provision for all our needs, but he is the ultimate provision. He has given us himself forever. We who were once poor are now rich because God is our inheritance forever. He not only provides for what we need; he is what we most desperately need. This gift is too huge in grace and glory for our limited minds to grasp. In the full range of his glorious glory, God has given himself to us. Could there be any better news than this?